{"id":14080,"date":"2025-01-31T18:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T02:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/?p=14080"},"modified":"2025-01-31T18:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T02:11:11","slug":"february-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/2025\/01\/31\/february-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">February 2, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\">Speaker:<\/td>\n<td>Rev. Sam Leung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\">Topic:<\/td>\n<td><b><i><em><strong>\u201cSeize the Opportunity&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- Bulletin Summary Ends --><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Schedule\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Speaker<\/td>\n<td>Rev. Sam Leung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Worship Leader<\/td>\n<td>Alvin Wijaya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Musician<\/td>\n<td>Cecylia Wati &amp; Marlene Koesmajadi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Usher<\/td>\n<td>Christine Chiu &amp; Hannah G. Suwargo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Holy Communion<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Slide Operator<\/td>\n<td>David Lim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Sound System<\/td>\n<td>Adrian Hartono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Indonesian Svc.\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Ev. Mariany Tjing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Toddler<\/td>\n<td>Sansan Melissa &amp; Stefani Subiantoro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">PreK-K grader<\/td>\n<td>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Sande Soedjadi<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35\">1st to 3rd Grade<br \/>Lower Elementary<\/td>\n<td>Lany Trisno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">4th to 6th Grade<br \/>Upper Elementary<\/td>\n<td>Nadya Yobeanto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">7th to 8th Grade<br \/>Pre-Teen<\/td>\n<td>Hari Rediawan &amp; Maria Joana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">9th &#8211; 12th Grade<br \/>Teen<\/td>\n<td>Erniwati Satriya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Pulpit Flower<\/td>\n<td>Jujun Phan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Refreshment<\/td>\n<td>Myrna &amp; Bernard Huang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- Bulletin Program Starts --><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"worship_order\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>WORSHIP ORDER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Prelude<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">2.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Call to Worship<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">3.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregational Singing: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/Christ_Be_Magnified.pdf\"><em>Christ Be Magnified<\/em><\/a><em>&#8220;<\/em><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">4.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>**Opening Prayer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">5.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Mission Month Flag Parade<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\" 13\">\n<p>6.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregational Singing: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/they_that_sow_in_tears.pdf\"><em>They That Sow in Tears<\/em><\/a>\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">7.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">**Intercessory &amp; the Lord\u2019s Prayer (Sunday School children may go to their class) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">8.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Scripture Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%2015%3A1%20%E2%80%93%2010&amp;version=NKJV\">Luke 15:1 \u2013 10<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">9.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregational Singing:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/Same-God.pdf\"><em>Same God<\/em><\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">10.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sermon: <\/span><b><i>\u201c<strong><em>Seize the Opportunity<\/em><\/strong>\u201d <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">11.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offering Song: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/Lord-I-Give-You-My-Heart.pdf\"><em>Lord, I Give You My Heart<\/em><\/a>\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">12.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offering Prayer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">13.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memory Verse: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%2015%3A7&amp;version=NKJV\">Luke 15:7<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">14.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Announcement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">15.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doxology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">16.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benediction<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">17.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregational Response: \u201cAmen, Amen\u201d<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">18.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postlude<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"13\">\n<p><strong><i><em>** Please speak quietly while waiting outside and enter the room after the prayer ends.<\/em><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"memory_verse\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>MEMORY VERSE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cI say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents\u00a0than over ninety-nine\u00a0just persons who\u00a0need no repentance.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Luke 15:7<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a name=\"Weekly Bible Reading\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>WEEKLY BIBLE READING<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans%2011%20\u2013%2012&amp;version=NKJV\">Romans 11 \u2013 12<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Thursday : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Job%2011%20\u2013%2012&amp;version=NKJV\">Job 11 \u2013 12<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%2020%20\u2013%2023&amp;version=NKJV\">Genesis 20 \u2013 23<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Friday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah%2029%20\u2013%2033&amp;version=NKJV\">Isaiah 29 \u2013 33<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Judges%201%20%E2%80%93%206&amp;version=NKJV\">Judges 1 \u2013 6<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Saturday\u00a0 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2014%20\u2013%2016&amp;version=NKJV\">Matthew 14 \u2013 16<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalms%2015%20\u2013%2017&amp;version=NKJV\">Psalms 15 \u2013 17<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\" fellowship=\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><strong>Fellowship Schedule\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>Fellowship<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Topik<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\">Wed.<br \/>Feb. 5<\/td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>Prayer Meeting<\/strong><br \/>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">Short Message<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"132\">Rev. Timotius Tjing<br \/>MC: Yung Kie Hing<br \/>Music: Rini S. Lie<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Church<br \/>191 E Gish Road<br \/>San Jose, CA 95112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\">Fri.<br \/>Feb. 7<\/td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>Young Adult<\/strong><br \/>7:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">\n<p>Mission<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"132\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Church<br \/>191 E Gish Road<br \/>San Jose, CA 95112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"bulletin_news\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to our Sunday service. If you are first time joining us, welcome! Hope you will join us again next week. Please invite your family and friends to join our Sunday service or fellowship so that they may hear the word of God and be blessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">2.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be Holy Communion next week, February 9. Please be prepared to take part in the Communion. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">3.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Combined East &amp; South Bay Fellowship in celebration of the Mission Month and Chinese New Year will be held on Saturday, February 8 at 4:30 pm at the church. Everyone is invited to come. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">4.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our condolences for the passing of Mr. Max Arifin (86 years old), the grandfather of Tiffany Iskandar on January 29 in Jakarta. May God comfort and strengthen the grieving family. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">5.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mission Conference will be held on February 22<sup>nd<\/sup> at IEC San Francisco at 4:00 pm and on February 23<sup>rd<\/sup> at San Jose (IS &amp; ES combined) with the theme \u201cReap with Joy\u201d (Psalm 126:5). The keynote speaker will be Missionary Rev. Dana Ostby while the children\/youth speaker will be Missionary Karen Ostby. Full details can be seen on the poster\/flyer posted on the bulletin board. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">6.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s Mission Budget (March 2025 \u2013 February 2026) is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bulletText\">Mission Church (SF Chinese Church, Sacramento, Budapest, Milan &amp; Benidom) = $3,000.00<\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletText\">Mission in Indonesia (Banjarmasin, STT, Timor, Kayape &amp; pastors) = $4,200.00<\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletText\">Local mission (LifeMoves, EE, outreach, training, Indopartners etc.) = $3,000.00<\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletText\">Missionary (Fina Linan, Africa) = $1,800.00<\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletText\">Total per month = $12,000.00 or $144,000.00 per year<\/li>\n<li class=\"bulletText\">Details of the mission budget can be seen on the bulletin board near the library or in front of the ES room. For those who want to pay off their 2024 Mission Faith Offering, you can do it until the end of February.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">7.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mission Trip to Indonesia will be held from July 20 \u2013 25 to Medan City and Pematang Siantar. You can find the detail of this mission trip at the bulletin board near library as well as in front of the ES.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">8.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who wish to donate the Sunday, Wednesday refreshment and\/or pulpit flowers, please contact the relevant commission or you may fill out the form that is posted on the bulletin board. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"prayer_request\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>PRAYER ITEMS FOR THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry: pastors, deacons, committees, Sunday School teachers, music teams, choirs and Bible Study groups. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">2.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregation: those who are sick\/recovering, pregnant, looking for a job, students, professionals and those who are struggling in life.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">3.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World: reconstruction in Gaza, peace between Russia and Ukraine, world political and economic stability in general. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">4.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country: Indonesia (President Prabowo &amp; his cabinet) and the U.S. (political, social &amp; economic stability).<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"447\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 2, 2025 Speaker: Rev. Sam Leung Topic: \u201cSeize the Opportunity&#8221; SCHEDULE Speaker Rev. Sam Leung Worship Leader Alvin Wijaya Musician Cecylia Wati &amp; Marlene Koesmajadi Usher Christine Chiu &amp; Hannah G. Suwargo Holy Communion \u00a0 Slide Operator David Lim Sound System Adrian Hartono Indonesian Svc.\u00a0 Ev. 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